Sankt Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sankt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sankt (26) may also be a first name.

Sankt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sankt Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sankt (Marathi: संकेत, Russian: Санкт) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Sankt are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 26 people.

Sankt is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Sankt is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 56 percent reside, Bavaria, where 11 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankte913/
Sankht911/
Saankht832/
Shankht831/
Sanct8012/
Sangt8011/
Sangte7335/
Saingt739/
Sainct736/
Sanggt731/
Sonkte731/
Sangth731/
Sancte730/
Shangte672/
Chankte671/
Shancte671/
Songt607/
Janct602/
Jangt601/
Jangte5538/
Songte5519/
Changt555/
Songth555/
Zhangt555/
Zhanct551/
Giangt551/
Changte5017/
Jangthe507/
Sheingt502/
Zhangte501/
Schonct500/

Sankt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankt in the Marathi language
संकेतsanketa-
Sankt in the Russian language
Санктsankt-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sankt
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